How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Football players are faster than ever before. But in a game where every tiny decision counts, elite clubs are turning to neuroscience to understand how players can think, decide and perform even faster. Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Get a free worksheet, transcript and quiz for this episode here 👉 https://bbc.in/4w7eaC8 More episodes of 6 Minute English here 👉 https://bbc.in/4sQLlZt Learn more in this video from BBC World Service: 'Inside a footballer's brain' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6XRIrvSM4

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00:00 Introduction
01:28 Quiz question
01:50 The discussion
05:00 Quiz answer
05:19 Vocabulary recap

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